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Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Purposedifferent
When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
5-303-84-100+
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
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FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
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Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
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Facilitation
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
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